Peachtree

Peachtree Golf Club is located in Atlanta and it’s the course that the Joneses built. Bobby Jones was the inspiration behind Peachtree and Robert was the architect. Bobby and Robert were not related but Robert started to use his middle name “Trent” when Peachtree finally opened for play.

The original 9-hole course was completed in October 1947 but the following year, Bobby Jones was diagnosed with syringomyelia, a spinal condition that first caused him pain, then paralysis. Sadly, he would never play the completed course at Peachtree Golf Club.

Peachtree’s glorious location bears more than a passing resemblance to nearby Augusta National, certainly in terms of the tall pines, azaleas and dogwoods in full bloom. Fairways follow the natural contours of the landscape, often leading to enormous greens that are well protected by sand, water or both.

The par five 2nd hole gives an early indication of what lies ahead during the round, setting out along a ridge before it falls over a creek to a split fairway that leads to a pond-protected green. On the back nine, the par five 10th plays to one of the largest greens in the country when originally built.

A renovation program has improved the course immeasurably in recent years. Fairways were converted to zoysia grass and tree pruning has allowed old vistas to be enjoyed once again.